Firefox blocks unwanted Microsoft intrusion

This week is definitely a case of 'you win some, you lose some' for Microsoft. On the win side, Windows 7 (see following post). On the lose side, a real nasty. If you use Firefox browser, in the last couple of days you have probably noticed a pop-up window saying that Firefox is blocking some software installed by Microsoft. The thing is, Microsoft installed the code secretly back in February, and it is making not only Firefox but its own browser, Internet Explorer, vulnerable to attacks. The blogosphere is livid, and this PC World article explains why.